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ETHNOBOTANICAL ASSESSMENT OF SELECTED PLANTS OF TEHSIL KARAK, KP, PAKISTAN

. Siddiq Ullah and Fazle Malik Sarim


Abstract

The aim of the current study was to evaluate the ethnobotanical and conservation status of selected plants of Tehsil Karak, KP, Pakistan. A total of 120 plant species used by the locals belongs to 45 plant families. The ethnobotanical important plant included 11 trees, 16 shrubs and 93 herbs. Family wise Asteraceae and Poaceae were the most dominant families in the area (Table; Fig). The ethnobotanical aspect of the research area suggested that inhabitants used 94 plant species as a folk medicinal plants (83.33%) followed by  94 fodder species (78%), 74 honey bee plant species (62%), 44 veterinary plants (36.6%), 33 fuel species (28%), 23 species of fruits yielding  ( 23%), 20 vegetable species (17%), 17 fencing plants (14.16%), 13 furniture plants  (11%) and 11 (9%) timber species. Some common ethnobotanical utilization of these trees includes either timber, sheltering, fuel or agricultural uses. Lack of awareness about the potential uses of these species, and particularly ignorance of the concerned authorities, have led to a decline in the population of the flora. The area was investigated for the first time, and information about the traditional remedies with special reference to their medicinal uses were collected and documented before they were lost. From the economic and botanical point of view, the study area has great potentiality.   

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